Education

ASUU asks FG to separate TETFund allocations from national budget

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5 months ago

December 9, 2023 10:21 am

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has asked the federal government to set aside allocations for the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) as distinct from Nigeria’s overall annual budget.

Emmanuel Osodeke, president of the union, said this will ensure the effective implementation of TETFund projects.

Osodoke was at the TETFund Alliance for Innovative Research (TETFAIR) closing event on Thursday at Innov8 Technology Hub in Abuja.

He spoke against the backdrop of suspicions that the 2024 budget may not attain 100 percent implementation.

CRUDE OIL AND NIGERIA’S BUDGET

Crude oil sales are a major revenue source with which a significant percentage of Nigeria’s annual budget is financed.

Recently, Brent Crude, a global oil benchmark, fell $74.32 per barrel.

This is below Nigeria’s 2024 budgetary benchmark of $77.96 per barrel.

It has raised fears about the possibility of budget under-implementation since the projected revenue is already in jeopardy even before the budget has been passed.

Osodeke said it is strange that the government has decided to lump TETFund allocations for 2024 with other elements in the national budget.

The ASUU president said the public university community must know that “it is finished” once this happens.

HOME GROWN SOLUTIONS

TETFund is the main source of funding for capital projects in many of Nigeria’s public tertiary institutions.

It is funded by a 3% education tax paid from the assessable profits of companies registered in the country.

Emmanuel Osodeke warned against political interference in TETFund from authorities overseeing the scheme.

“Nigeria is in deep crisis. Our best brains whether in the academic or medical are leaving the country. We must rescue our country. Allow the money for universities to go into universities,” he said.

The ASUU president called on education sector stakeholders to patronise local solutions from Nigerian universities.

“In 2020, we were challenged to produce something better than IPPIS (payroll software). It took us two months to produce it, UTAS, which we have presented to the national assembly,” he said.

“When we said let’s test the twin, IPPIS came last, but Nigeria insisted on using IPPIS.

“Every year, the Nigerian government pays $40 to a company in the UK for paying me salary and you reject the one in your university. If you want to do anything, you run abroad.”

Education

JAMB releases additional 36,540 UTME results

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11 hours ago

May 15, 2024 3:01 pm

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released an additional 36,540 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results which were withheld over irregularities.

Last week, JAMB released 531 results from the 64,624 results under investigation.

The exam body said the investigation includes verification anomalies, centres suspected of infractions, and cases of exam malpractice.

According to Fabian Benjamin, the board spokesperson, in a statement released on Tuesday, the total results released now stand at 1,879,437.

About 26,000 results are still being withheld over possible examination misconduct.

Benjamin also dismissed claims purporting to emanate from the board that the outstanding 2024 UTME results, currently being subjected to intense scrutiny by its team of experts, had been compromised on account of a cyber security breach and that it is considering rescheduling the examination.

He urged the public to disregard the report, adding that it was created by fraudulent people.

Education

ASUU threatens to embark on another nationwide strike

Published

18 hours ago

May 15, 2024 8:34 am

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may be gearing up for another nationwide strike if the brewing issues are not immediately addressed.

The president of the union, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke on Monday, May 14, 2024, threatened that the union would go on an industrial action to protest against the absence of governing councils in all federal universities.

Osodeke made this known while speaking at a press conference at the ASUU national secretariat, Abuja.

He said the dissolution of the Governing Councils was against the principles guiding the existing universities.

ASUU also criticised the ‘nonchalant attitude of the Federal Government’ on matters that concern academics in Nigerian Federal Universities.

Education

UNILORIN unveils 40 new professors

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2 days ago

May 14, 2024 9:22 am

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The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has announced the promotion of 40 of its senior academic staff to the rank of professor.

According to the university’s bulletin issued on Monday, the elevation was approved by Tahir Mamman, the minister of education.

The publication stated that the 40 distinguished scholars were found to have excelled in the realms of teaching, research and community service, and subsequently promoted to the highest rank obtainable in the academia.

The breakdown of the beneficiaries of the promotion exercise shows that 11 of the new professors are from the Faculty of Agriculture.

The bulletin disclosed that two lecturers from the Faculty of Clinical Sciences were also elevated to the rank of professor, while the Faculty of Communication & Information Sciences also produced two new professors.

It added that the Faculty of Law produced one new Professor, while the Faculty of Life Sciences produced four new professors, among others.

See the list below:

Faculty of Agriculture:

Sidiqat A. Aderinoye-Abdulwahab
L. L. Adefalu
F. O. Takim
A. A. Badmos
Foluke E. Sola-Ojo
W. A. Jimoh
M. I. Abubakar
T. H. Aliyu
R. O. Uddin II
T. O. Amusa
Mutiat A. Balogun

Faculty of Arts:

K. M. U. Gbodofu
Y. A. Abdullahi
Abosede R. O. Babatunde
Bolanle E. Arokoyo
P. U. Nwosu

Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences:

A. S. Alabi who teaches at the Department of Anatomy.

Faculty of Clinical Sciences:

T. O. Olanrewaju
O. A. M. Adesiyun.

Faculty of Communication & Information Science:

Tinuke O. Oladele
Saudat S. Abdulbaqi

Faculty of Education:

O. O. Okoji
Folakemi O. Adeniyi-Egbeola
Florence O. Daramola

From the Faculty of Engineering and Technology:

A. T. Ajiboye
A. Y. Abdulrahman
M. O. Sumonu
Rasheedat M. Mahamood
T. K. Ajiboye

Faculty of Law:

A. C. Onuora-Oguno

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